#thescarletletter

[bidotorg]

Born on this day: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne is known for his classic novel The Scarlet Letter, published in 1850.

Hawthorne found inspiration for Hester Prynne's name while working as a customs surveyor at the Salem Custom House, where he discovered a worn piece of cloth with the embroidered letter "A" on it. This embroidered letter, in the context of the novel, symbolizes the adultery committed by Hester Prynne and serves as a public mark of her sin.

The story goes that Hawthorne discovered the embroidered cloth while exploring the attic of the Custom House. The cloth was believed to have been used as a real-life symbol of shame for a woman in the Puritan era. This discovery allegedly sparked Hawthorne's imagination, leading him to create the character of Hester Prynne and incorporate the scarlet letter prominently into his novel.

[its-suanneschafer-author]

My May 2023 books reviewed. Some really great poetry (Our Wolves by Luanne Castle) and some good historical fiction (Hester, A Court at Constantinople, The Blue, and The Fugitive Colours). You can check them out at https://suanneschaferauthor.com/book-reviews/ @catpoems @carolpotenzaauthor

[ionbookintros]

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

[marziesreads]

My current print read is my ARC of @ahoffmanwriter #theinvisiblehour. She already had me at the poignant author note that opens the book. The novel is woven around Hawthorne’s #thescarletletter. It’s a fascinating story about the power of words and how readers and writers affect one another. #atriabooks #august2023 #bookstagram #readersofinstagram #simonandschuster https://www.instagram.com/p/CqRG2zHryux/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tessatalksbooksblog]

Happy Monday! Have you ever tried to write a fiction story (flash, short, or novel length)? My very first stab at it was in high school. After we read The Scarlet Letter, I wanted to explore how Hester Prynne must have felt. So I wrote a little thousand word story from her perspective and the teacher absolutely raved about it. So imagine my surprise when Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese came to my attention, and I saw that it is a whole novel told from Hester Prynne’s perspective. I immediately had to have it! Thanks to the wonderful people at Macmillan Books, I received a beautiful physical copy of the book and a gorgeous bag to match and thanks to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley I have a digital version for my convenience when a physical book won’t work but I want to keep reading. I can’t wait to delve in to this beauty! . . . . #hester #laurielicoalbanese #macmillanbooks #macmillanpublishers #macmillan #thescarletletter #stmartinspress #netgalley #retelling #retellings #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookblogger #bookblog #booksbooksbooks #bookworm #book #books #bibliophile #bookish #bookaholic #booklove #bookaddict #booklover #booknerd #bookcommunity #bookphotography #bookobsessed #booklovers #beautifulbooks (at Lake Davidson) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgcATz1rcXO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[childeisms]

NOBODY FUCKING UNDERSTANDS DILUC DOESNT HAVE A MOTHER READ CREPUS SCARLET LETTER YOU WILL BE ENLIGHTENED. #CREAMUS #THESCARLETLETTER #TRANSGENDER #GAY

[esther-aria]

Nathanial Hawthorne, the sly dog

#oldmanse #nathanielhawthorne #concordmassachusetts #literary #books #thescarletletter #houseofthesevengables #writing

[bluedesertbooks]

“We dream in our waking moments, and walk in our sleep.” ― Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter 🖼️ Woman Reading (The Artists Wife) 1962 Aaron Shikler. Pastel on Paperboard. . . . #thescarletletter #bookstagram #oldbooks #nathanielhawthorne #painting #womenreading

[duranduratulsa]

On this day in 1850...The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is published. #history #book #books #fiction #novel #thescarletletter #nathanielhawthorne

[mumbojumbo84317]

Happy Birthday to #DemiMoore. After making her film debut in 1981, Moore appeared on the soap opera #GeneralHospital (1982–1984) and subsequently gained recognition as a member of the Brat Pack with roles in #BlameItOnRio (1984), #StElmosFire (1985), and #AboutLastNight... (1986). She had her breakthrough for her starring role in #Ghost (1990), the highest-grossing film of that year. Her performance was praised and earned her a #GoldenGlobe nomination. She had further box-office success in the early 1990s, with the films #AFewGoodMen (1992), #IndecentProposal (1993), and #Disclosure (1994). In 1996, Moore became the highest-paid actress in film history when she received an unprecedented $12.5 million to star in #Striptease. She had starring roles in the films #TheScarletLetter (1995), #TheJuror (1996) and #GIJane (1997), all of which were commercially unsuccessful and contributed to a downturn in her career. Her career has since had a resurgence with supporting roles in such films as #TheHunchbackOfNotreDame (1996), #TheHunchbackOfNotreDameII (2002), #CharliesAngelsFullThrottle (2003), #Bobby (2006), #MrBrooks (2007), #MarginCall (2011), and #RoughNight (2017). The #actress turned 60 today.

[beingfictional]

Hester

Hester review #Hester #NetGalley @NetGalley #books #reading #LaurieLicoAlbanese #theScarletLetter #NathanielHawthorne

Title: Hester Author: Laurie Lico Albanese Genre: historical fiction Thank you NetGalley for this book. I love Nathaniel Hawthorne so much that I named my first kid after him. No lie. “Rappacini’s Daughter” is my favorite short story, and I love The Scarlet Letter. Anytime I see a book adjacent to Hawthorne in any way, I read it. When I saw this one up on NetGalley, I knew it was one to…

[damedarcy]

They persecuted me. Little did they know I’ve been #burnedatthestake so many times in my #pastlives I’m #fireproof now Bitches! #targetdresschallenge #darkcottagecorewitch #thescarletletter #southerngothic ⭐️https://etsy.me/3qKd8ui⭐️#witchesnotbitches #frocksnotjocks https://www.instagram.com/p/CLpzmL-FIUh/?igshid=cwto4zod8233

[srloftis]

April Project!! I had such a great time actually doing something creative every day last month (even though it was a LOT), so I decided to take on another project this month! A couple weeks back I started getting back into writing Blackout Poetry, and my go to book is The Scarlet Letter, because I had an old copy of it I didn’t mind ripping pages out of. So say hello to April’s project: Blackout Poetry from The Scarlet Letter. One poem every day for the whole month. (And this isn’t even an April Fools joke!) . . . #Aprilcreativeproject #blackoutpoetry #art #artistsofinstagram #scrapbooking #thescarletletter #Aprilproject #creative #poetry #writing #poet #Instagrampoetry https://www.instagram.com/p/CNHsTFGMJZi/?igshid=u9g3y48a9y3w

[anitaroselaw-blog]

Some of my favorite books that are RED❤️❤️ Have you read any of these? 🥰 . . . . . . . . #book #books #bookish #booksbooksbooks #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #bookcommunity #bookblog #reader #kobebryant #thebeatles #georgeorwell #georgeorwell1984 #1984 #nofear #thescarletletter #thebigsleep #red #color #rainbow #study #studying #studygram #studygrammer #studymotivation #aesthetic #ucla #uclagrad #uclaenglishmajor (at UCLA) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDKF1oNBoD9/?igshid=mtrmzjg5vmjp

[etsybookishowl]

Yesterday was the 169th Pub Birthday for this and we still haven’t learned. @canterburyclassics . . . . #thescarletletter #bookstagram #bookhaul #classicslover #makewordsfly #openyourmindandheart (at Palm Springs, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvIpJ3JnnX9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qkfu7h3tr3py